An Unholy Brew: Alcohol in Indian History and Religions

by James M. McHugh

Book Overview

The first comprehensive book on alcohol in pre-modern India, An Unholy Brew: Alcohol in Indian History and Religions uses a wide range of sources from the Vedas to the Kamasutra to explore drinks and styles of drinking, as well as rationales for abstinence from the earliest Sanskrit written records through the second millennium CE.

Books about the global history of alcohol almost never give attention to India. But a wide range of texts provide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199375941
• ISBN13: 9780199375943
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"